UK LGBT Christians to Host Brexit-Year Annual Conference 2019

The European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups is very happy to announce that its 2019 Annual Conference will be hosted by its UK-based member groups 26–30 June 2019, in London.

Organisation and Support

UK-based member groups include Evangelical Fellowship of LGBT Christians, LGBT Catholics Westminster Pastoral Council, Metropolitan Community Church North London, Quest, and The Sibyls. A number of other LGBT Christian groups around the UK, although not members of the European Forum, have also expressed interest in supporting the 2019 Conference.

Fourth Time the Annual Conference Has Been Held in UK

This will be the fourth time that the European Forum’s Annual Conference has been held in the UK. Previous venues have been Uxbridge (1988), Edinburgh (2000), and St. Alban’s (2008). The founding gathering of the European Forum of LGBT Christian Groups took place in Paris, in 1982.

An Inclusive Welcoming Commitment to All European Citizens

When we see so much fragmentation around Europe—border restrictions, and increasing homophobic and transphobic actions—LGBT Christians and their allies will provide a prophetic voice for an inclusive, welcoming commitment to the common good of all European citizens, particularly LGBT+ people, parents, and families. Brexit may or may not happen, but we’re all European even outside the EU!

The UK Conference follows the 2018 Conference, which was held in Albano Laziale, near Rome, 9–13 May 2018.